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How to enable automatic shutdown on XPPro?

  • 24-08-2002 1:48am
    #1
    Celt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,333 ✭✭✭


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    It just stops with a message telling me I can now turn my pc off, annoying.


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  • #2
    sceptre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,608 ✭✭✭✭sceptre


    (early in the morning so I don't have the proper solution)

    It's something to do with Power Management.

    ACPI (or previous incarnation) isn't enabled.

    AFAIK it only gets installed/not installed when XP was originally set up so you'd have to enable it in the BIOS and then reinstall.

    Or you could try going into Device Manager and check underSystem Devices - it may just be disabled.


    More awake people, please correct the above.


  • #3
    Ste-
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,751 ✭✭✭Ste-


    i went into device manager but i dunno what im lookin 4 ??


  • #4
    LoGiE
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 2,975 Mod ✭✭✭✭LoGiE


    Go into your bios setup and select "Power Management Setup" or something along those lines.
    Now enable the option that says Power Management/APM
    Boot into windows and in conrol panel go to power settings and enable Advanced power management (By means of tick box)
    Your system will shut down completly now.


  • #5
    Dr. Loon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,522 ✭✭✭Dr. Loon


    Also, as far as I know in Device manager, the computer shld be listed as an ACPI system, rather than a standard PC. Had the same prob myself a while ago, and changing this sorted it!


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